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Sunday, November 24, 2002



Thought -  The other week I was talking to my Dad, and he was telling me about a system that was used for tracking cattle. The cattle wears a collar that bounces a signal off the ionosphere, and there are listening stations set up that can then triangulate the postion of said cattle, anywhere they might be.

Now, a few years back, a scientist came up with a pair of boots that generated power from you walking in them. Piezioelectric generation,  IIRC. 

So we have a tracking system,  we have power generation, what purpose? Special shoes for kids? We already have all kinds of shoes that light up when you walk, why not a pair that light up a map? It makes tracking the child a little easier, and also for a subtle means of doing so. The device could likely be made into an insole for the shoes, allowing for the




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